I have followed the correspondence and read the articles about St Peter's Church (The Argus, May 14).

To refer to it as the cathedral of Brighton and Hove is a bit rich.

There are other churches in the city of greater architectural and aesthetic merit.

The congregation numbers might reach the thousands at Christmas time but that is no indication of the real work of the place. It is the week to week, day to day stuff that matters.

A petition signed by 3,000 people is just that. One needs to enquire what level of contact the signatories have with St Peter's.

Some churches saw the writing on the wall a while back and have either closed or will close. Their congregations, as is usually the case, have gone somewhere or nowhere. In common with the other churches covered by the pastoral review, St Peter's will be in possession of the relevant facts.

They also know we must consider the larger picture and think of the future and not just ourselves.

Challenging times for the Church but then we were never promised an easy ride to higher ground.

  • Peter Keeley-Pannett, Bristol Road, Brighton